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Given Truth, the Misinformed Believe Lies More

Posted by samzenpus on from the don't-let-the-truth-get-in-your-way dept.

SharpFang writes "In a series of studies in 2005 and 2006, researchers at the University of Michigan found that misinformed people, particularly political partisans, rarely changed their minds when exposed to corrected facts in news stories. In fact, they often became even more strongly set in their beliefs. Facts, they found, were not curing misinformation. Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger."

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  1. Re:No surprise... by TheMeuge · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    To be honest I am surprised that on Slashdot this article hasn't resulted in a full-blown trash-the-conservatives-fest. I'm impressed actually... perhaps the group here has matured.

    Never mind me. The grandparent is at +5 Insightful already for his Flamebait post (that borders on Troll, really). I guess the children woke up.